AMD Catalyst™ 14.1 Beta Driver for Windows Download Now Available

Just recently AMD released mantle. Now, the download is finally out. AMD has just added the download option for its 14.1 Catalyst Beta Drivers. The 14.1 Beta Drivers Include the much awaited Mantle Update for AMD Graphic Cards. It is also needed to utilize the Battlefield 4 Mantle Update.

The currently supported windows are Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. However you need to uninstall your old Catalyst Drivers before you can install the 14.1 Update. Here are the guides provided by AMD on how to do the same:

​​​Frame pacing ensures that frames rendered across multiple GPUs in an AMD CrossFire configuration will be displayed at an even and regular pace

Supported on 4K panels and Eyefinity configurations

Supported on AMD Dual Graphics configurations

Supported on DirectX® 10 and DirectX 11 applications​​

Known Issues

Mantle performance for the AMD Radeon™ HD 7000/HD 8000 Series GPUs and AMD Radeon™ R9 280X and R9 270X GPUs will be optimized for BattleField 4™ in future AMD Catalyst™ releases. These products will see limited gains in BattleField 4™ and AMD is currently investigating optimizations for them.

Multi-GPU support under DirectX® and Mantle will be added to StarSwarm in a future application patch

Intermittent stuttering or stability issues may occur when utilizing Mantle with AMD CrossFire™ technology in BattleField 4™ – AMD recommends using the DirectX code path when playing Battlefield 4 with multiple GPUs. A future AMD Catalyst release will resolve these issues

Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress™ technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™

AMD Eyefinity configurations utilizing portrait display orientations are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4™

AMD Eyefinity technology is not currently supported in the Star Swarm​ application